Which war, fought 1754-1763, ended with Britain gaining Canada and all French possessions east of the Mississippi?

• A. French and Indian War
• B. American Revolutionary War
• C. War of Jenkins' Ear
• D. King George's War

Answer: (A)

This question tests how a mid-18th-century war reshaped North American borders. The war fought from 1754 to 1763 was the French and Indian War, the North American theater of the broader Seven Years’ War. It ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, in which France ceded Canada and all of its possessions east of the Mississippi River to Britain. That shift gave Britain control of much of eastern North America and created the map changes that fueled later imperial tensions and colonial policy.

The other conflicts listed occurred at different times or had different outcomes. The American Revolutionary War began later, in the 1770s, as the colonies fought for independence. The War of Jenkins’ Ear happened earlier, in the 1730s–1740s, mainly between Britain and Spain in the Caribbean and Americas. King George’s War took place in the 1740s and did not produce Britain gaining Canada or all eastern French territories.